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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arman Olsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Todd Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Todd Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arman Olsson!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Olsson moves into the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olsson clinches.
Olsson tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Olsson drops back down to his feet.
Olsson prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Olsson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Johnson is trying to escape the position but Olsson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Olsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Olsson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Olsson is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson tries to escape but Olsson is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson manages to get back to half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Olsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Olsson manages to pass to mount!
Olsson working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is in no mood to give up.
Johnson is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olsson landing punches.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Olsson breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Olsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Olsson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Olsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Olsson lands a heavy elbow.
Olsson looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Olsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Olsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Olsson is out of range.
Olsson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johnson pushes Olsson off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Olsson shows good takedown defense.
Todd Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson keeps Olsson at a distance using the push kick.
Olsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Olsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson tries to clinch but Olsson moves away
and Olsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Olsson manages to move to mount!
Arman Olsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Olsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsson avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Olsson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Olsson won't let Johnson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Johnson tries to hold on but Olsson postures up.
Olsson with good strikes from the mount here!
Olsson unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsson working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Olsson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Olsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Olsson working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Olsson advances to full mount.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Olsson controlling from the full mount.
Olsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Johnson tries to control the position but Olsson now has his back.
Olsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson tries to break free.
Johnson is trying to stand back up.
Olsson lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Johnson hold on?!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I really don't envy Johnson right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Olsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Olsson drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Olsson drags the fight down to the ground.
Olsson pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson trying to control but Olsson is working from the bottom.
Olsson has control of Johnson's left arm, preventing Johnson from doing any damage.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsson seems keen to control Johnson's posture.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Olsson circles away.
Olsson clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olsson shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Olsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Olsson's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olsson clinches with his opponent.
Olsson keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Olsson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Olsson blocks nicely.
Olsson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Olsson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Olsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Olsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Olsson has wrist control.
Olsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Olsson keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Olsson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Olsson has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Todd Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Olsson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Olsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bone on bone clash there as Olsson blocks the leg kick.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Arman Olsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Olsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arman Olsson.
I've got Olsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arman Olsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laaka Mato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanson Recall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Laaka Mato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hanson Recall!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Recall both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Laaka Mato has been cut.
Hanson Recall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Recall digs a good body shot into Mato's ribs.
Mato misses with a hook. Recall ducked under it nicely.
Mato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Recall finds it's way round the side to connect with Mato's head.
Recall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Recall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Recall punishes Mato's body with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mato looks to land a left hand but Recall moved out of range nicely.
Mato throws a jab when Recall was well out of range.
Recall slips a jab from Mato.
Mato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Recall wants to counter with a clinch but Mato pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mato connects with a body shot that sends Recall's belly button to the back.
Mato lands with a cross.
No joy there for Recall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Mato misses the target.
Recall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Recall misses with a wild body shot.
Recall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Recall swings for the body but Mato moves out of range.
Mato throws a shot from downtown. Recall moves away and avoids it.
Recall steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mato.
Mato misses the shot to the body.
Recall tries to move into range but Mato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Recall throws the left hand but Mato avoids the punch easily.
Mato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Recall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Recall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mato rather than just go for the knockout.
Recall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Recall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Recall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice combination there by Recall.
Recall fails to land with a series of punches.
Mato looks to land a right hand but Recall moved out of range.
Recall throws a hook but Mato blocks it.
Recall misses with the combination.
Recall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mato.
Recall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Recall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Recall duly obliges.
Recall throws a nice looking combination but Mato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Recall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A combination from Recall does no damage.
Mato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Recall throws out the jab.
Mato looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Recall throws a nice looking combination but Mato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mato misses the shot to the body.
Recall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mato.
Mato looks to score with a jab to the body but Recall is just out of range.
Recall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mato.
Recall throws out a loose jab but Mato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Recall ducks under a wild hook from Mato.
Mato misses with a body shot.
Recall steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mato.
Recall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mato throws out the jab.
Mato lands a really nice looking cross but Recall seems unphased.
Recall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mato throws out the jab.
Recall throws a shot to the body.
Recall misses with a hook.
Recall staying out of range there.
Recall throws a body punch but Mato moves out of range.
Mato scores with a nice head shot.
Mato misses with a wild body shot.
Mato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Recall throws a series of punches but Mato avoids them all with ease.
Mato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Recall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mato scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Recall.
Mato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Recall.
Recall unleashes a big counter combination but Mato bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mato throws a shot from downtown. Recall moves away and avoids it.
Recall tries to move into range but Mato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Recall misses with a wild combination.
Mato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Recall. Mato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Recall throws a series of strikes that have Mato backpedaling.
Recall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mato.
Recall tries to bum rush Mato with a series of wild strikes but Mato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Recall.
Laaka Mato's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mato's jab looks to have found its range, popping Recall under the eye.
Mato throws out a loose jab but Recall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mato looks to land a left hand but Recall moved out of range nicely.
Mato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Recall lands with an uppercut that bounces Mato off the cage and back into range.
Recall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mato moves away.
Recall slips a jab from Mato.
Recall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Recall avoids the body shot from Mato.
Mato throws a looping overhand right but Recall ducks down to avoid it.
Mato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Recall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mato.
Recall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Recall swinging wildly here.
Recall just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Mato misses.
Recall is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mato throws a jab but it's blocked by Recall.
Recall misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Recall. Those never looked like landing.
Mato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Recall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mato.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Recall misses its intended target.
Mato works Recall's body with a nice hook.
Mato with a hook.
Mato connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Recall momentarily.
Recall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hanson Recall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Laaka Mato's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Recall throws a series of punches but Mato moves out of range.
Mato looks to land a left hand but Recall moved out of range nicely.
Mato lands with a shot to the body.
Hanson Recall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Recall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A lazy left from Mato finds it's target.
Recall slips a straight right by Mato.
No joy there for Recall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Recall digs a good hook to Mato's body.
Recall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Recall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Recall throws a series of punches but Mato moves out of range.
Recall tries to bum rush Mato with a series of wild strikes but Mato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Recall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Mato misses.
Recall throws a nice looking combination but Mato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Recall is breathing heavily.
Recall looks to score with a jab to the body but Mato is just out of range.
Recall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mato misses with an uppercut. Recall saw that one coming.
Recall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Recall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mato.
Recall slips a straight right by Mato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mato connects with a right hand. Recall shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mato. Recall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Recall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mato.
Hanson Recall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Recall misses with a hook
and Mato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Recall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Recall.
Recall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Mato.
Recall ducks under a wild hook from Mato.
Nice defenses there by Recall.
Recall just misses with a punch to the body.
Mato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Recall fails to land with a series of punches.
Recall moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Mato misses its intended target.
Recall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mato to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mato misses with a straight right.
Recall throws a body punch but Mato moves out of range.
Recall swings widly with a right hand
and Mato counters with a nice uppercut.
Mato works the jab nicely.
Recall is rocked!
Mato avoids the body shot from Recall.
Recall is still on wobbly legs! Can Mato finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recall walks straight into a right hand from Mato - that's dropped him! Mato jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Recall from any more punishment! Recall complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Laaka Mato!
An out of breath Laaka Mato thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Hanson Recall stepped up to the mic, saying 'That sucked'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iswan Dono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgulino Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virgulino Ferreira looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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185 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iswan Dono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Virgulino Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira looks to throw the jab but Dono is out of range.
Dono throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Ferreira.
Ferreira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dono really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dono ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Dono definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ferreira takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ferreira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ferreira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ferreira swings widly with a right hand
enabling Dono to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Ferreira misses
and Dono counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dono throws out a leg kick but Ferreira moves out of range and Dono only half commits.
Ferreira throws out a counter right but Dono avoids it with no problem.
Dono scores with a shot to the body.
Dono misses with a leg kick.
Ferreira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dono connects with an inside leg kick.
Dono scores with a hook.
Good leg kick by Dono there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dono.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No joy there for Dono, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferreira feints a counter leg kick.
Dono works the jab nicely.
Ferreira is rocked!
Dono ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferreira is still on wobbly legs! Can Dono finish him?
Ferreira looks winded!
Dono weaves into range and cracks Ferreira right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Ferreira goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Dono is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iswan Dono!
Our winner, Iswan Dono, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
195 lbs
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mark Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika has been cut.
Ihejirika dodges the punch combination from Munoz.
Mark Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ihejirika shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Munoz but Munoz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Munoz avoids the elbow strike from Ihejirika, against the cage.
Munoz has clasped his hands together around Ihejirika's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Ihejirika's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Munoz is chipping away with strikes.
Check out the look on Munoz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ihejirika is trying to control Munoz's posture but Munoz avoids it.
Ihejirika might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihejirika is trying to get back to half guard.
Munoz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ihejirika avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Munoz.
Ihejirika on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ihejirika is rocked!
Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika's cut is getting worse.
Ihejirika is not content to let Munoz control the position.
Oh Ihejirika is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ihejirika can't do much from the bottom here.
Ihejirika seems to have got his legs back now.
Munoz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ihejirika to see if he's OK.
Jeez, Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Munoz!
A relieved looking Mark Munoz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Kmiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Damian Kmiec's chin.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Kmiec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay Silva!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Kmiec takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva tries for a takedown but Kmiec circles away easily
and Kmiec counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kmiec tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kmiec is aware though and is defending well.
Kmiec is stalling in the full guard.
Kmiec distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kmiec wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva wants to stand up but Kmiec is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kmiec sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Kmiec is proving a slippery customer.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silva is trying to control the position but Kmiec postures up.
Kmiec wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Kmiec is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kmiec wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Kmiec controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kmiec drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva wants to control but Kmiec postures up.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva looking for a sweep but Kmiec has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kmiec in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kmiec tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Kmiec has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kmiec controlling from mount.
Kmiec lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Kmiec's attempts to control the action.
Kmiec sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kmiec is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kmiec connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kmiec lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, Kmiec seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kmiec tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silva controls his leg.
Kmiec controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Kmiec dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Kmiec checks a leg kick.
Kmiec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Kmiec shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva controls Kmiec momentarily but Kmiec frees himself.
Kmiec prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kmiec engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kmiec postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kmiec has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Kmiec stalling in the clinch.
Kmiec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kmiec tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Kmiec tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Kmiec doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Kmiec shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kmiec gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kmiec tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva tries to clinch but Kmiec is having none of it.
Silva misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kmiec.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kmiec wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kmiec trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kmiec is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kmiec misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kmiec wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kmiec trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kmiec darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Kmiec into the cage.
Kmiec fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Kmiec is now in Silva's guard.
Silva uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kmiec fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Kmiec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Jay Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kmiec keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kmiec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kmiec fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Kmiec shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kmiec changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kmiec is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kmiec is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kmiec decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
Kmiec defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Damian Kmiec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kmiec has managed to clinch.
Kmiec escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kmiec fails to land the takedown.
Kmiec rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kmiec is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Kmiec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kmiec is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kmiec managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Kmiec misses with a knee strike.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kmiec stalling the fight.
Kmiec throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a push kick but Kmiec slaps the foot to one side.
Kmiec is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Kmiec sprawls well.
Kmiec shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kmiec scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva pushes Kmiec off and gets back to his feet.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Kmiec moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kmiec escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kmiec checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva dives in and grabs Kmiec's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kmiec pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Kmiec on that attempt.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kmiec drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.
Kmiec has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Kmiec, which made it look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Kmiec moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Kmiec showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kmiec has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Kmiec!
An out of breath Damian Kmiec thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baybay Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Charles might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Have Heart - Armed With A Mind. Baybay Kang has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Danny Charles's chin.
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170 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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25
179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Baybay Kang!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Kang does it's job there.
Charles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Charles there as he acknowledges the shot.
Charles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kang throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang jabs Charles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Kang.
Charles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kang.
Charles is rocked!
Kang closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Charles out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baybay Kang!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hery Rabemananjara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Winters's choice of entrance music: US Army - We Are Soldiers. Richard Winters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
205 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hery Rabemananjara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Winters!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters misses the body punch
and Rabemananjara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winters keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A lazy left from Winters finds it's target.
Winters scores with a body shot.
A jab from Winters finds it's way through Rabemananjara's defenses.
Winters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rabemananjara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rabemananjara forces Winters back against the cage and clinches.
Rabemananjara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rabemananjara lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Winters.
Rabemananjara holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winters tries to break the clinch but Rabemananjara is controlling the position.
Rabemananjara digs a right hand underneath Winters's ribcage. Winters let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Winters misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabemananjara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rabemananjara.
Winters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Winters has a couple of punches blocked by Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara stalling against the cage.
Rabemananjara wants to stall.
Rabemananjara is stalling here.
Winters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rabemananjara stalling.
Winters letting Rabemananjara take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Winters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabemananjara was well out of range. Poor timing from Winters.
Winters scores with a punch to the head.
Rabemananjara looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Winters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richard Winters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Rabemananjara.
As Winters tries to get set, Rabemananjara tries to push him back and clinch up but Winters manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Winters.
A swing and a miss from Winters.
Rabemananjara throwing a counter right hand but Winters manages to avoid it.
A jab from Winters misses.
Rabemananjara tries to counter by clinching up but Winters breaks away and moves out of range.
Winters misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winters missing with a left hand there. Rabemananjara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rabemananjara wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Winters misses with a combination
and Rabemananjara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rabemananjara moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara lands with a short shot to the head.
Rabemananjara digs a right hand underneath Winters's ribcage. Winters let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rabemananjara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara lands a shot to the body.
Rabemananjara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rabemananjara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Winters letting Rabemananjara take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Winters throws a jab when Rabemananjara was well out of range.
Winters swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rabemananjara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Richard Winters has been cut.
Winters misses with a double jab
enabling Rabemananjara to counter with a crisp jab.
Winters rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rabemananjara to counter with a crisp jab.
Winters is rocked!
Rabemananjara lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Winters falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rabemananjara dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hery Rabemananjara!
After the fight, Hery Rabemananjara was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demitrious Dalby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dalby comes to the cage accompanied by TOM PETTY - I WON'T BACK DOWN. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demitrious Dalby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dalby.
Dalby has managed to clinch.
Franklin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dalby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dalby working Franklin over with knees to the body.
Franklin tries to break free but Dalby pushes him back against the cage.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dalby is keeping busy.
Franklin is trying to force a seperation but Dalby has the dominant position.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dalby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin avoids a wild elbow strike from Dalby.
Franklin breaks the clinch.
Franklin gets tackled into the cage by Dalby. Dalby maintains the clinch.
Dalby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklin.
Dalby missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin avoiding damage as Dalby throws knees to the body.
Dalby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dalby tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Dalby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dalby lands a nice knee to the body.
Dalby has Franklin pressed against the cage, preventing Franklin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franklin trying to stall but Dalby improves his position.
Dalby misses with a knee to the head.
Franklin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franklin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dalby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Franklin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dalby to keep the fight standing.
Demitrious Dalby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Franklin.
Franklin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dalby avoids it.
Dalby crunches a lovely knee into Franklin's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin blocks the elbow strike.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dalby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franklin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franklin is trying to maintain a safe position but Dalby gets an underhook and turns Franklin into the cage.
The referee calls for Franklin to work.
Franklin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dalby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Franklin tries to keep at a distance but Dalby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dalby trying to land knees to the body.
Franklin avoiding damage as Dalby throws knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Franklin avoiding damage as Dalby throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dalby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dalby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklin.
Franklin effectively controlling the action here.
Franklin is trying to break free.
Dalby missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dalby throws an elbow but misses.
Dalby tries a body shot but Franklin blocks it.
Dalby lands a knee to the body.
Franklin avoids a wild elbow strike from Dalby.
Franklin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dalby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dalby throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Franklin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dalby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franklin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franklin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dalby pushes off an throws an elbow but Franklin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dalby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Franklin.
Franklin trying to land knees to the body.
Dalby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franklin is defending well for now.
Dalby misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitrious Dalby dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dalby has managed to clinch.
Dalby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklin.
Dalby keeps control of Franklin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franklin trying to land knees to the body.
Dalby has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Franklin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Franklin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dalby moves into the clinch successfully.
Franklin is looking to break free of the clinch but Dalby has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Franklin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franklin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dalby lands an elbow just above Franklin 's eye.
Franklin is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin is trying to break the clinch but Dalby has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Dalby.
Franklin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dalby moves into range and clinches up with Franklin.
Dalby working Franklin over with knees to the body.
Dalby misses with an elbow over the top.
Franklin breaks the clinch.
Dalby rushes Franklin and presses him up against the cage.
Franklin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dalby throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
Dalby tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Dalby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dalby throws an elbow that misses.
Franklin working hard to break the clinch.
Dalby creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dalby managing to block the knees to the body from Franklin.
Dalby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franklin can do to turn this around?
Franklin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dalby lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Dalby fails to land.
Franklin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dalby smiles and moves away.
Demitrious Dalby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Franklin.
Dalby instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Franklin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franklin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franklin dodges the punch combination from Dalby.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt - Dalby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Franklin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dalby will feel that in the morning.
Franklin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dalby closes the distance and clinches.
Dalby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demitrious Dalby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dalby lands an elbow just above Franklin 's eye.
Franklin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dalby gets a clinch.
Franklin is trying to break free.
Dalby trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dalby throws an elbow but misses.
Dalby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Franklin to work.
Dalby missing with knees to the body.
Franklin stalling the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franklin is looking to control Dalby's arms but Dalby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franklin has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitrious Dalby dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Franklin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalby.
We've been informed that Franklin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Franklin throws a hook but Dalby blocks it.
Franklin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dalby will feel that in the morning.
Franklin motions for Dalby to come forward. Franklin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Franklin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franklin gets tackled into the cage by Dalby. Dalby maintains the clinch.
Dalby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Franklin.
Dalby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dalby lands an elbow just above Franklin 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franklin is looking to control Dalby's arms but Dalby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franklin has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dalby.
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franklin avoiding damage as Dalby throws knees to the body.
Dalby lands a damaging elbow.
Franklin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dalby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Franklin is looking to break free of the clinch but Dalby has double underhooks.
Franklin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dalby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franklin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin working aggressively here.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
Franklin tries to circle away but Dalby has him pinned against the cage.
Franklin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dalby tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Franklin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franklin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dalby is able to avoid easily.
Franklin swats away the attempt to clinch by Dalby.
Franklin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dalby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dalby is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Franklin.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown but Dalby shows good takedown defense.
Dalby is looking to counter the offense by Franklin and move into the clinch.
Demitrious Dalby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Franklin.
Franklin gets tackled into the cage by Dalby. Dalby maintains the clinch.
Dalby lands an elbow that stopped Franklin in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalby lands an elbow inside that Franklin shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Dalby.
Franklin is trying to pull guard but Dalby has him pressed against the cage.
Franklin jumps guard but Dalby turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalby.
Dalby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dalby working Franklin over with knees to the body.
Franklin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dalby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franklin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dalby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dalby lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalby lands a good knee to the midsection. Franklin won't want to take too many of those.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dalby is keeping busy.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dalby obliges.
Franklin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dalby as Franklin tries to tie him up.
Dalby tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Dalby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Franklin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dalby landing knees to the body.
Franklin dodges an elbow strike from Dalby.
Frank Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demitrious Dalby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dalby.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demitrious Dalby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dalby, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demitrious Dalby!
Demitrious Dalby decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Bones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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191 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dylan Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Bones!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Carter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carter cracks Bones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carter.
Carter tries to land a front kick but Bones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bones has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter connects with an inside leg kick.
Bones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carter can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Bones moves away and avoids it.
Bones feints the counter takedown.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Bones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carter scores with a jab to the head.
Bones blocks a leg kick.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Bones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A good leg kick by Carter.
Carter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dylan Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones blocks a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A shot to the body from Carter misses
and Bones counters with a single leg into guard. Carter didn't expect that.
Carter keeping full guard, as Bones tries to pass.
Bones advances to half guard.
Bones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Carter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bones looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bones is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Carter is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobby Bones!
Bobby Bones is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Bobby Bones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shoei Braz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernardo Muriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shoei Braz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bernardo Muriel!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Braz or perhaps it was just good defense by Muriel, which made it look bad.
Bernardo Muriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muriel lands a jab to Braz's midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Braz.
Muriel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Shoei Braz has been cut.
Braz looking to score a takedown here. Muriel is defending well but Braz drives through and ends up in Muriel's guard.
Muriel keeping moving, preventing Braz from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Muriel controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Braz forces his way into half guard.
Braz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Muriel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Braz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Muriel is just riding it out for now. Braz eventually gives up the hold.
Muriel keeping hold of Braz's head, controlling as best he can.
Braz seems to be working for a kimura but Muriel defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Braz is trying to control the action in half guard but Muriel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Muriel trying to control but Braz postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Braz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Muriel closes the distance and clinches.
Braz takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Muriel.
Braz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Muriel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoei Braz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muriel rushes Braz and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muriel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Braz wants a takedown but no success here.
Muriel scores with a hook to the body.
Muriel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braz or not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Muriel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Muriel prevents a body shot from Braz.
Braz tries to pull guard but Muriel holds him up against the cage and eventually Braz drops back down to his feet.
Braz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Muriel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Muriel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braz backwards.
Nice body punch from Muriel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muriel.
Muriel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Muriel.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Muriel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muriel.
Braz jumps into guard, dragging Muriel to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muriel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Braz trying to keep a closed guard but Muriel is proving a slippery customer.
Muriel stays in close to Braz's body and controls the position.
Braz is trying to keep Muriel in close.
Muriel tries to free his leg and advance position but Braz is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braz looking to control.
Braz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muriel manages to get himself to full guard.
Braz drops back looking for a leg! Muriel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Muriel manages to kick Braz off! Braz jumps back into Muriel's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Muriel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shoei Braz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Braz throws a right hand that misses
and Muriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muriel connects with a looping right hand.
Muriel pushes Braz up against the cage in a clinch.
Muriel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Braz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Muriel to keep the fight standing.
Muriel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Braz jumps guard but Muriel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Muriel scores with a shot to the side of Braz's head.
Braz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoei Braz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Muriel as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muriel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muriel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muriel stops a takedown attempt from Braz.
Braz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Braz jumps guard but Muriel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Muriel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braz tries to pull guard but Muriel won't allow it.
Muriel pushes Braz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muriel lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Muriel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Braz is trying to pull guard but Muriel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Muriel just leaning against Braz, taking a breather.
Muriel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braz or not.
Muriel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muriel stops a takedown attempt from Braz.
Braz can't find room to land a body shot as Muriel controls the action.
Muriel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Braz tries to score a body lock takedown but Muriel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muriel cracks Braz with a nice body shot.
Muriel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muriel scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Muriel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muriel pushes Braz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muriel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bernardo Muriel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Braz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short body shot lands from Muriel as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muriel presses Braz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Muriel lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muriel.
Muriel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Muriel.
A body shot lands from Muriel.
Muriel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muriel lands with a light punch inside.
Muriel lands a shoulder strike.
Muriel lands with a short shot to the head.
Muriel scores with a shot to the side of Braz's head.
Nice body punch from Muriel.
Muriel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muriel lands an uppercut.
A short left from Muriel.
Braz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muriel is keeping busy.
Braz jumps guard but Muriel stands there with Braz around his waist. Braz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Muriel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Muriel.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muriel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Muriel.
Braz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Braz is trying to pull guard but Muriel has him pressed against the cage.
Braz being controlled against the cage.
Muriel lands a nice uppercut.
Braz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Muriel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Muriel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muriel lands a right hand.
Braz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Muriel just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Muriel.
Muriel pushes Braz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Muriel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muriel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muriel lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muriel lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Muriel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muriel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Braz swings wildly with an uppercut but Muriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muriel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braz backwards.
Muriel prevents a body shot from Braz.
Muriel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Muriel.
Muriel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muriel.
Braz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muriel is leaning against Braz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muriel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braz backwards.
Muriel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muriel digs a right hand into Braz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braz's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Muriel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shoei Braz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Muriel connects with a right hand. Braz shakes it off.
Muriel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good shot there by Muriel.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Braz.
Muriel lands a big head kick that sends Braz tumbling to the mat! Muriel takes a step backwards and waves Braz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Braz is rocked!
Muriel drops Braz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Braz looks back up at him and smiles so Muriel waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Braz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muriel thuds his shin into the meat of Braz's side.
Muriel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Muriel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muriel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muriel.
Muriel unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Braz! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Muriel is unloading with more strikes now! Braz drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernardo Muriel!
Bernardo Muriel is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Bernardo Muriel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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